Even so, the clan elder still felt a pang of regret when he brought out over two thousand Titanium Crystals and several hundred strands of Fifth Rank Floating Land Origin, as this was no small resource after all.

However, upon thinking about how his flagship could soon be equipped with a lv59 Red Engine, the fleeting expression of pain on his face quickly faded. When the "Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring" was activated, he had seamlessly dismounted the Orange Engine from his own warship and was now ready to install the "Light Energy Aggregation Engine."

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Green Moon Manor, personal courtyard underground warship summoning room.

Having acquired the resources from Clan Elder Song Xuanfeng for trading the "Light Energy Aggregation Engine," he immediately returned to his vein. With nearly eight thousand Titanium Crystals in hand, and no shortage of Fourth Rank, Fifth Rank Floating Land Origin, or Law Stones, he was eager to begin another round of enhancements for the Cangqiong.

First and foremost, the component to be enhanced was the "Antimatter Energy Evolution Engine," a Gold Sanctuary Component.

Without any hesitation, after spending a total of 2,655 Titanium Crystals, 340 strands of Fourth Rank Floating Land Origin, and one strand of Fifth Rank Floating Land Origin, Song Chi directly upgraded this Golden Sanctuary Component to lv50.

Originally he had wanted to upgrade it to lv59, but realizing he had already used up a third of his Titanium Crystals, he had to forcibly dismiss this idea; there were still many components that needed enhancing.

Even so, at lv50, the efficiency of the "Antimatter Energy Evolution Engine" was already far surpassing that of the previous "Light Energy Aggregation Engine," and combined with the boost from the "Multi-function Converter," the energy surplus of Cangqiong had reached a terrifying level.

Antimatter Energy Evolution Engine lv50

Quality: Gold

Feature: Energy supply efficiency increased by an additional 240%

Feature 2: Engine thrust increased by an additional 240%

Feature 3: High Overload Burst

Feature 4: All warship components of equal or lower quality than this component consume 35% less energy

Feature 5: Antimatter Source Evolution

Consumption: 845/s (Spectral Energy Points)

Energy supply: 46,512/s (Spectral Energy Points)

Post-overload buffer: 30 minutes

Spectral Energy Pool: 1,000,000 (can store one million Spectral Energy Points)

Upgrade Requirement: 5 strands of Floating Land Origin (Fifth Rank), 300,000 Spectral Energy Points

{High Overload Burst: Consumes 80,000 Spectral Energy Points, immediately puts the engine into a high overload operational state, increases energy supply efficiency by 900%, increases thrust by 900%, lasts for 80 minutes, cooldown time of 12 hours.}

Following the upgrade of this Golden Sanctuary Engine, Song Chi proceeded to enhance the "Black Gold Ram," "Fallen Angel Soldier Statue," and "Chapter of Shadow Descension" components.

Without a doubt, the "Black Gold Ram" and "Fallen Angel Soldier Statue" were straightaway enhanced to lv50.

Once enhanced to the Fifth Rank, the "Fallen Angel Soldier Tree" component needs no elaboration, as it can now summon the Eighth Wing Fallen Angel Soldier Statues of Fifth Rank level, with considerable combat power.

The crucial part was the "Black Gold Ram;" the attributes of this component had undergone significant changes.

Black Gold Ram lv50

Quality: Red

Feature: Armor Break increased by an additional 170%

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Effect: Adds a black gold ram at the bow of the ship that can be freely retracted or extended, black gold ram toughness +3600, Armor Break +3600.

No need for charging or buffering

Upgrade Requirement: 3 strands of Floating Land Origin (Fifth Rank), 60,000 Spectral Energy Points, 10 tons of black gold

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{Dark Gold Charge: While the Black Gold Ram is in a manifested state, it consumes 80,000 Spectral Energy Points to instantly perform a fierce charge in the designated direction at 700% cruising speed, doubling the collision damage against enemy units, lasting for 30 seconds, with a cooldown time of 12 hours.}

After reaching the fifth rank, the destructive power of the ram had become terrifyingly amplified; if paired with other suitable components on the Cang Qiong, it could unleash unimaginable damage.

As for the "Chapter of Shadow Descension" component, Song Chi hesitated for a while before only enhancing it to lv40. Firstly, because it was unlikely he would use this component in the short term, and secondly, because he had consumed a bit too much Titanium Crystal and needed to save some.

The main change upon enhancing this component to the fourth rank was the improvement of the "Shadowfall Medal" feature.

{Shadowfall Medal: Consumes 40,000 Spectral Energy Points and one intermediate Dark Energy Crystal to condense a Shadow Medal. When within 5000 (2500×2) light-years of the equipped warship, holding this Shadow Medal allows one to actively summon the warship's projection to descend, lasting for 25 minutes, with the current number of Shadow Medals that can be condensed: 6/6. (Note: The Shadow Medal will automatically break after one use.)}

The maximum projection distance was increased from 1000 light-years to 5000 light-years. Although this distance was insignificant compared to the vast Starry Sea, Song Chi was quite satisfied, after all, it was only an orange component.

To strengthen these three components, a total of 3,990 Titanium Crystals were consumed. Now, he only had 1,700 Titanium Crystals left, and these were all he had to enhance other components.

As for which components to enhance, the choice was simple: the "Neutron Star Core Armor" and "Immortal Realm Five Elements Celestial Energy Shield" were naturally the first choices, on top of which the warship's main cannon should not be neglected.

As the enemies facing the Cang Qiong became increasingly stronger, he always felt that the firepower of the various components of the warship seemed a bit inadequate; a further enhancement was necessary.

The first to be enhanced was not the Energy Shields or Warship Armor, but the "Soul-Extinguishing Pupil Light Cannon". As for the "Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon," this orange main cannon was no longer worth further enhancing, and Song Chi planned to replace it eventually.

Shortly, 1,305 Titanium Crystals were used, and the red quality "Soul-Extinguishing Pupil Light Cannon" was directly enhanced to lv59.

After that, Song Chi used 255 Titanium Crystals to enhance the "Neutron Star Core Armor" from lv50 to lv52, and spent another 154 Titanium Crystals to enhance the "Immortal Realm Five Elements Celestial Energy Shield" to lv51.

By then, he had used up all of the more than eight thousand Titanium Crystals he had, returning to his situation before liberation.

However, what replaced it was an all-around improvement in the attributes of the Cang Qiong.

Inside "Chicang's No. 004 Cultivation Secret Realm," standing under the "Silver Apple Mother Tree" that had returned to fifth rank level, Song Chi shook his head and quietly sighed.

The "Secret Realm Accelerator" feature had always been activated immediately upon cooldown; however, the fifth rank level "Silver Apples" were far from maturing so easily, which delayed his desire to quickly upgrade those purple components on the Cang Qiong.

As for the "Light of Law Tree" and "Space Law Tree" behind him, they also had yet to bear fruit again; their cycles were nearly as long.

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At the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Song Chi resumed his usual cultivation routine. He wanted to visit the Holy Dragon Continent or explore fragments of the Immortal Realm Continent, but with all his trump cards on the warship essentially in cooldown, he was not willing to take risks.

He planned to cultivate peacefully at home for over a year, waiting for all his trump cards to recover before embarking on the next steps.

However, he had to seriously consider the subsequent arrangements for the Holy Dragon Continent flagship.

A fifth rank Starry Sea Floating Land with multiple indigenous Half-Step Sixth Rank Evil Gods; if he was to explore and hunt alone, it would undoubtedly take a long time.

If he reported the Floating Land's information to his clan, with the help of the clan elders and ancestors, they could harvest and develop the Holy Dragon Continent at the fastest speed, but in doing so, the share of Blood of the Evil God he could receive would be significantly reduced.

With both options having their gains and losses, he had to make a clear decision.

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At the Green Moon Manor, in the courtyard where Song Shan and his wife resided.

In the pavilion at the center of the courtyard, Song Chi and Song Mingsong sat opposite each other.

Feeling the rich Fourth Rank life pressure emanating from his grandfather, a look of joy appeared in Song Chi's eyes.

"Congratulations, Grandfather, on breaking through to the Fourth Rank in the Guidance Technique and joining the ranks of official Zhulu Warship Captains."

Hearing Song Chi's congratulations, Song Mingsong's face revealed an unmasked smile.

Sixteen years after the Furious Battle Mad Lion advanced to a Zhulu Warship, he had finally ascended to a Fourth Rank Starry Sea Lifeform. From now on, he would be a true Zhulu Warship Captain without the need for any pretext.

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